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Holy cats, I completely forgot I played that. Or that it even existed.
Alexander DeLarge
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I basically want someone to take this:
and make a video game out of it.
Buuuut nobody's probably ever doing that, so...maybe this will be close? Ish?
Kinda sorta?
See, they'd probably be closer.
If you're expecting actual role playing from a modern BGS title, you're going to have a bad time (unless they've dramatically changed since Fallout 4). Expect more "streamlined" mechanics too.
The Illiterati
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The things that are good about the book series are the politics, machinations, characters and plot twists. Who knows what this game is but I can't imagine exploring Westeros really gets at anything I like about the series. Mundane and misery is different when you're the one trudging around. You shouldn't be finding treasure and tombs.
Wait, Manga??? GoT has a manga out? Is it good?
Alexander DeLarge
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You are a targaryanborn and you have targaryan shouts too
Become Azor Ahai at level 20
procedurally generated cities (Starfield tech) and each cell is like 5 buildings so you go through 10 load screens to get from one side to the other
no spears and no ladders
copypaste the dragon models/animations from skyrim
the gimmick this time is instead of fighting dragons you can use a gimmicky buggy system of ordering your dragons to attack enemies and that is the beginning and end of the entire system. You just point somewhere and the dragon will try to attack enemies there (only works on flat terrain or else the dragon will clip through trees and mountains)
Are you telling me that Brienne's travelogue in AFFC wasn't your favorite part of the story?
At least it won't be too far off from the TV series.
Mushroomer25
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Throw it to Bandai Namco, produce a 3D fighting game.
Trying to capture that world in an RPG is a fool's errand. Give me a Soul Cailber-esque fighting game where The Hound can decapitate the Night King, and I'll happily hand over my cash. As will millions of fans.
The Illiterati
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Actually, I don't mind it as much as most, but I certainly don't want to play it.
Aztechnology
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You see that wall over there? You can climb it.
Oblivionmancer
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I really can't overstate how much I'd rather just get TES VI.
But I really can't imagine this being the Bethesda A Team's next project anyway.
But I really can't imagine this being the Bethesda A Team's next project anyway.
The Illiterati
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That girl over there? You can rape her.
This joke in poor taste brought to you by Benioff and Weiss.
The Greek Freak
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Still better than any show specific arcs.
Velcro Fly
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I feel like I would want a Musou game much more. Let me be Jaime Lannister or Robert Baratheon or even start out as some unknown sellsword and let me slaughter hordes of baddies pledged to other houses as I level up, form alliances, farm out my services, and prepare to battle for the Iron Throne and decide the fate of Westeros. Skyrim: Westeros doesn't seem fun to me.
Yeah. I'm the kind of dude who, if they had their druthers, would play the whole damn thing as a palace intrigue simulator.
I'd want to roll a Littlefinger/Varys type schemer, but...I ain't exactly getting my hopes up.
Well, maybe a little.
A smidge.
I've been disappointed before, I can take it.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
I cannot imagine Bethesda's core RPG team being put on Game of Thrones no matter what money is on the table, not with the success of TES. I figure ZeniMax would be more interested in seeing TES continue sooner rather than later than throw development resource at a franchised property, especially considering royalties going elsewhere.
Bethesda published game seems a lot more believable.
Sounds fake as a whole, though. I don't know. Then again, it probably wouldn't be the silliest idea to have a significant, accessible TES-like game released in the Game of Thrones universe either in between Season 7 and 8, or just as the series ends, to cash in on that finality hype.
What's the grapevine saying about this one?
Bethesda published game seems a lot more believable.
Sounds fake as a whole, though. I don't know. Then again, it probably wouldn't be the silliest idea to have a significant, accessible TES-like game released in the Game of Thrones universe either in between Season 7 and 8, or just as the series ends, to cash in on that finality hype.
What's the grapevine saying about this one?
uncredited male
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Have I got some good news for you.
If it is developed and not just published (it's probably just published), I have no idea what you could do to make that interesting. If you're anything other than a regular human who can hand to hand fight you're immediately messing with the lore/setting in a way that complicates any interaction with your character beyond what they're probably ready to deal with in a satisfying way.
unknownstranger
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Too lazy to look it up but to summarize:
Game of Thrones game in 2018 or 2020 (get this and the next game mixed up).
Starfield (a newish IP but takes place in the same universe as Fallout and Elder Scrolls) in 2018 or 2020.
Elder Scrolls 6 in 2023.
Fallout 5 in 2026.
Elder Scrolls 7 in 2030 and being called Todd Howard's "magnum opus" that basically combines all of the previous Elder Scrolls games into one obscenely big open world.
AcademicSaucer
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Bethesda writing is not that far from the quality of season 7's
Tali'Zorah
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if this is real, it'll definitely be the main studio. we know they're working on something new and big before Elder Scrolls VI (2 projects to be precise) and I just can't see them giving a game like this to any of their other studios (we know Machine/Tango/id etc are busy with their projects, Arkane have been busy with Prey/Dishonored, and the others I'm not sure are major enough to take on a project like this), and they haven't used eternal devs since early 2011 (circa Brink)
I feel Bethesda getting a lot of flack in here, but I can't imagine anyone else doing it much better than them. Yes, there are developers who are better at storytelling. However, if there's one thing this generation has taught us, it's that great storytelling is very difficult to do in an open world game. Game of Thrones would have to be an open world game for sure. I think CDPR with The Witcher 3 is one of the very few to succeed. MGS:V and FFXV on the other hand, were extremely flawed and proved how difficult it truly is. One thing I think Bethesda does well is world building and telling side stories within that world. That is something you would need to do well in Game of Thrones. I hope it's true and they take it on, not just publish it. Count me in
Backlogger
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I loved Skyrim and Fallout 4 but I am skeptical that the Bethesda formula works in a GoT setting
TheWorthyEdge
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...CDProjeckt.
Jawmuncher
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I hope there's lots of dick
unknownstranger
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Coming out in 2022.
I'll allow it as long as I can customize my goldurn character.
Lord of Castamere
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Nah, I don't believe it. Starfield is coming out next year. Elder Scrolls is fantasy. It just doesn't make much sense.
Possibly a published game. I can believe that.
Possibly a published game. I can believe that.
Lmaaaaao
Funny because it's true.
On topic, if it ends up being something like Skyrim: GoT Edition I think I'll pass. I'm down for pretty much anything else though.
TetraGenesis
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Hahahahahaha, bravo.
texhnolyze
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I'm thinking like The Last of Us but even more brutal and oppressive. I don't think TLoU is even super far off from the kind of time it'd need. Maybe actually kill your character at some point.
Psychoward
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Or 5
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